To recap for those just catching up:
1, In December, Fiore received a rejection from Apple, which said it was passing on his political-cartoon iPhone app because -- per an Apple clause -- it "ridicules public figures."

2. A week ago Monday, Fiore received the Pulitzer Prize for Editorial Cartooning. He won for his political animations that appeared on SFGate.com, becoming (a) the first cartoonist to win the Pulitzer exclusively for animations; (b) the first cartoonist to win for online-only work; and (c) the first self-syndicated cartoonist to win the award.

3. After the media reported on Fiore's earlier iPhone-app rejection, the white-hot spotlight of the Pulitzer helped force the issue -- and sparked a controversy that reportedly reached all the way to Jobs.

4. Late last week, Apple contacted Fiore and invited him to "resubmit" his app.